Wild Animal Sanctuary: A Mile Into The Wild and Wildlife Rescue

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Interviews , Reviews , Travel

Wild Animal Sanctuary rescues Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My! To be more accurate, 43 African Lions, 14 Mountain Lions, 70 Tigers, 87 Bears, 28 Wolves, as well as many other species; all of them carnivorous — with the exception of a single porcupine and a camel: a total of 290 animals, are all part of an animal rescue.

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Venus Demars, 10 Bones and Independent Music Labels

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Interviews , Music

She has been an indie artist running her own independent music label since the 1980s. I first saw her on stage at Don Hill’s. My friend Dahlia insisted we go see her and her band All The Pretty Horses: “You’ll really dig’ em.”  I did. And her stage show blew me a way. No wonder Siren Magazine called them “the most visually arresting band you’ll ever see.”  The sound, then, was part The Cars, with a dash of Bowie, spiced up with punk and all mixed into a concoction of dark […]

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Angel Funding NYC Promising for Early Stage Companies

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business

Angel funding NYC might be the new catch-phrase. Venture capital in thevery earliest stages has seen a steep increase over the past two years. Dow Jones VentureSource measured a 52% increase in venture-capital seed investments in consumer Internet companies nationally in 2011 compared with 2010. A report last month by research firm CB Insights found that quarterly seed-stage funding for Internet companies has jumped dramatically over the past 10 quarters. In the first quarter of 2010, there were 20 seed deals; in the second quarter of 2012, there were 111, […]

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Upcoming NYC Events 2012 and How to Optimize Them

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business , Events , Insights

Finding upcoming NYC events and knowing how to optimize them is key. As an entrepreneur you not only want to find effective events to attend, but also have a plan on how to best attend them — to get the most out of the time and money you invest into them. Below is a list of cost-effective upcoming events, and some ideas on how best to prepare and navigate at an event.

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Vagabond in Bangalore India: Culture Shocks

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: India Travel Log , Travel

The last thing I wanted to encounter in a foreign country was Americanized chains.  However, during my couple of days withstanding Gandhi’s revenge, I’m quite glad they were here.

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